CC Madhya 19.137

Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 19: Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Instructs Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī

CC Madhya 19.136

CC Madhya 19.138

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 137

pārāpāra-śūnya gabhīra bhakti-rasa-sindhu
tomāya cākhāite tāra kahi eka ‘bindu’

SYNONYMS

pāra-apāra—the length and breadth; śūnya—without; gabhīra—deep; bhakti-rasa—of the mellows in devotional service; sindhu—the ocean; tomāya—to you; cākhāite—to give a taste; tāra—of this ocean; kahi—I shall speak; eka—one; bindu—drop.

TRANSLATION

“The ocean of the transcendental mellows of devotional service is so big that no one can estimate its length and breadth. However, just to help you taste it, I am describing but one drop.